A Pilot Study: Evaluating the Anti-Cancer Effects of Carvedilol With TTFields and Standard of Care in Glioblastoma and Response of Peripheral Glioma Circulating Tumor Cells
The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the addition of carvedilol with standard of care treatment to determine if it will improve progression-free survival in the front line setting in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). In addition, monitoring of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) by a real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) assay to correlate with the clinical findings.
• Subjects must have histologically or cytologically confirmed WHO Grade IV Glioblastoma
• Subjects must have not received previous chemotherapy or radiation therapy for GBM
• Subjects must have systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 90 and heart rate \>59
• Subjects who are on beta-blockers for other etiologies may enroll on study and switch therapy to carvedilol if deemed medical appropriate per treating physician